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| | James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography |
 | | James Crofts, later James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth and of Buccleuch (April 9, 1649 – July 15, 1685) was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, the illegitimate son of Charles II and his mistress, Lucy Walter, who had followed him into continental exile after the execution of Charles II father, King Charles I. |
 | | Lucy Walter had almost as bad a reputation as the prince himself, and it is not at all certain that Charles was the natural father of James. |
 | | In 1663, at the age of 14, shortly after having been brought to England, James was created Duke of Monmouth with the subsidiary titles of Earl of Doncaster and Baron Scott of Tynedale, all three in the Peerage of England, and married off to the wealthy Anne Scott, 4th Countess of Buccleuch. |
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